BILL NUMBER: AB 1245	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 22, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 5, 2011
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 26, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Williams

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to add Section 1797.119 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to emergency medical services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1245, as amended, Williams. Emergency medical services.
   Existing law establishes the Emergency Medical Services System and
the Prehospital Emergency Medical Care Personnel Act, which governs
local emergency medical service systems. The act establishes the
Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), which is responsible for
the coordination and integration of all state agencies concerning
emergency medical services.
   Existing law requires all ocean, public beach, and public swimming
pool lifeguards and all firefighters in this state, except those
whose duties are primarily clerical or administrative, to be trained
to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This
training is required to meet standards prescribed by the EMSA.
   This bill would authorize the EMSA to adopt regulations for the
state approval of standards for an emergency medical responder
course, as provided.  The bill would provide that it would not be
construed to prohibit the Department of the California Highway
Patrol, Cal-Fire, or any other public safety agency that provides
training to its law enforcement or firefighting personnel, from
administering training programs pursuant to specified laws and
regulations. 
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1797.119 is added to the Health and Safety
Code, to read:
   1797.119.   (a)    The authority may adopt
regulations for the state approval of standards for an emergency
medical responder (EMR) training course that meets or exceeds the
United States Department of Transportation's Emergency Medical
Responder: Instructional Guidelines. This section does not authorize
an EMR independent scope of practice, license, or certification, nor
does it authorize a new category of emergency medical services
personnel. 
   (b) This section shall not be construed to prohibit the Department
of the California Highway Patrol, Cal-Fire, or any other public
safety agency that provides training to its law enforcement or
firefighting personnel, from administering training programs
developed and delivered pursuant to Section 1797.182 or 1797.183, and
Sections 100015, 100018, and 100020 of Title 22 of the California
Code of Regulations, as those regulations read on January 1, 2011.